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Course Description and Target Audience

This is an introductory course to programming for students with no previous programming experience. There are two primary goals:

1. Learn fundamental computer programming skills
2. Improve problem solving and logical thinking skills

Prerequisites and Course Requirements

1. Prerequisite: There are no prerequisite courses. You should have had high school Math and be facile with using a computer.
2. Laptop: Each student needs a laptop computer for installing and using Java during SSI.

Textbooks and Resources

1. Textbook: Java: An Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming: 6th Edition, by Walter Savitch and Kenrick Mock, Prentice Hall © 2011
2. URL: http://cs.unc.edu/~yihong/COMP110/COMP110-001.html

Grading Policy

1. Labs and Assignments (60%)
2. Midterm (15%)
3. Final (20%)
4. Class participation / Attendance (5%)

Late Policy

An assignment is considered late if it is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date. Each student has 3 free "late days", which may be used at any time and in any combination. Using a late day gives the student an extra 24 hours to turn in the assignment. Unused late days are each worth 2 extra credit points on the final exam. Once a student's late days have been exhausted, late assignments will not be accepted for credit.

Honor Code

Make sure that you are familiar with The UNC Honor Code and The Computer Science Honor Code. You are not allowed to collaboratively write your programming assignments.

Further Information

1. Syllabus
2. How to Succeed In COMP 110

Schedule

This is a tentative schedule and subject to change as needed.